Telephone stand



Aug. 3 1926.

H. Kos'M6s TELgPHoNB STAND 'F'iled Oct. 8, 1925 INVENTOR fii KosmoJ 8 WM vi,

Patented Aug. 3, 1326.

UNITED STATES HENRY KOSMOS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TELEPHONE STAND.

Application filed October 8, 1925. Serial No. 61,339.

My invention relates to improvements in telephone stands, and it consists, in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a telephone stand in which there is an inclined shelf for taking down messages, the construction being such that the telephone may be swung to one side or the other, and

the shelf may be shifted so as to make it convenient for use on either side of the stand.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple device of the type described for attachment to a wall, and hav-. ing means for positively bracing the writing shelf, but for permitting it to be shifted to the opposite side without the necessity of removing the supporting bracket from the wall.

A further object of my invention is to provide a telephone stand and writing shelf which may be taken apart and shipped in a substantially flat package.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure l is a plan view of the stand as attached to a wall, t

Figure 2 is an elevational view,

Figure 3 is a section along the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a modified form showing the writing shelf on the opposite side of the stand from that shown in Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a bracket 1. This bracket. has a curved portion 2 and is provided at its lower end with a flange portion 3 having an opening at. Secured to the bracket, and forming a part thereof, is an L -shaped member 5 which has an opening 6 arranged to register with the opening 4. At the top of the bracket, there is a flange 7 having an openingfor the pivot bolt 8. The latter is arranged to pass through an arm 9, and this arm is pivotally secured in position by means ofa nut 10. The arm bears a dishshaped supporting plate 11 upon which the base 12 of the transmitter is arranged to rest.

A shelf 13, which is provided at one end with a flange 14, is rolled over at its top to provide a sleeve through which one end 15 of an L-shaped rod extends. The other end 16 of this rod is arranged to pass through the registering openings 6 and 4; in the flanges 5 and 3, respectively. On the under side of'the shelf is' a piece of metal 17 having a curved portion 18 arranged to form a loop. A Z-shaped rod 19 has-one end 20 bent to pass through the loop 18, the other end 21 being arranged to pass through the loop formed by the curved portion 2 of the bracket.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The bracket 1 is fastened to the wall 22 by means of screws 23. In the positions shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the shelf is on the righthand side. The supporting plate 11 may be moved pivotally so as to swing the tele phone nearer or further away from the shelf. The brace 19 holds the shelf rigidly 1n position.

When it is desired to shift the relative positions of the supporting plate 11 and the shelf 13, all that is necessary is to move the shelf from the position shown in Figure 2 to theright, when it will slip off from the members 15 and 20. The member 15 is then rotated around to the left, the member 21 is taken out from its socket and inserted in the opposite end, and the shelf is slipped on the two members 15 and 20, and will then be in the position shown in Figure 4. The stand 11, which is above the shelf, may'swing on its pivot to the proper position for telephoning while holding the re ceiver with one hand and writing with the other hand.

I claim In a telephone stand, a vertically disposed wall plate having a laterally extending groove on the rear face thereof and provided IOU With forwardly extending spaced-apart flanges, said flanges having registering openings, a Writing shelf having one end rolled to constitute a sleeve and being provided on its under side with a cylindrical socket, an L-shaped support having one end arranged to enter said sleeve, theopposite end being arranged to pass through the aligned openings in the flanges, and a Z- shaped bracing device having one end arranged to enter said cylindrical socket,and

.the-otlier end being arranged to enter the groove in the Wall plate.

7 HENRY KOSMOS. 

